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Why edtech doesn’t have to be disruptive

By updatesPosted on 17th March 20209th January 2020Posted in Member News, Skills

Rob Orr, executive director of Virgin Media Business, explains why edtech doesn’t necessarily require radical change to make a positive difference to learning Each year, schools spend vast amounts of money on enhancing the education technology at their disposal, a

Membership Update: What can ScotlandIS do for you?

By HeatherPosted on 16th March 20209th July 2020Posted in Member Only

Hello, We want to ensure that ScotlandIS is bringing you the news, updates and help that you and your company needs during these unsettling times. We plan to bring you regular updates from Government on help available to SME’s, signpost

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Make working from home, work for you

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202027th March 2020Posted in Member News, COVID19

Andrew Hart, Business Development Manager, Capito The continued spread of the coronavirus is causing much concern and some panic, with governments, businesses and individuals scrambling to prepare for a worst-case scenario while hoping for a positive breakthrough. Aside from

CloudPBX phone system provided free of charge to aid remote working during COVID-19 crisis

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202027th March 2020Posted in Member News, COVID19

CloudPBX, the hosted PBX service from Melrose Labs, has immediately been made available for free to any organisation around the world who need to have their staff work from home during the COVID-19 crisis. CloudPBX enables staff located in an

Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) open call for innovation

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202027th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, COVID19

The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity. Details The only way to submit a proposal to

Research and Policy Update

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202014th March 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

First of all, I’d like to thank all of you who participated in the Scottish Technology Industry Survey 2020. Motivating people to take time out of their busy days to fill in questionnaires can be a real struggle but this

Digital Technology Awards 2020 – Postponed

By HeatherPosted on 14th March 202027th March 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, COVID19

The Digital Technology Awards 2020 will be postponed until August 2020 to ensure the safety of everyone during the coronavirus pandemic. We had a blog ready to post about all of the fantastic entries we have received and how difficult

Membership Update: ScotlandIS COVID-19 Plan

By updatesPosted on 13th March 202020th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, COVID19

In response to the ongoing concerns surrounding COVID-19, ScotlandIS have implemented an action plan. The health and wellbeing of all our team, stakeholders, members and communities are of the highest importance to us and we continue to follow guidance and

Regtech: Glasgow-based AutoRek Partners with Nationwide to Offer Data Management and Cloud-powered Financial Controls

By updatesPosted on 12th March 202012th March 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Glasgow-headquartered AutoRek, a firm that provides financial controls and regulatory reporting software, has teamed up with Nationwide to offer a data management solution and cloud-powered financial controls for a three-year period, with a two-year extension plan. Gordon McHarg, managing director at

The AI landscape in Scotland, the UK and Europe – an update

By updatesPosted on 12th March 202012th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

In February a public consultation exercise started to gather views to help shape the AI Strategy for Scotland. Responses are currently being sought from the broad spectrum of citizens and businesses based here, please read more below and give your